Want to know which cities have the best hotel bargains, or how much an average meal will cost you in Sarasota? Our Florida Gulf Coast expert shares tips on packing and budgeting so you can make the most of your trip.

Long-time Florida resident Joshua Lawrence Kinser covers the best of the Gulf Coast, from the mangroves of Everglades National Park to the glass skyscrapers and lazy canals of Tampa. Kinser has plenty of fun, interesting trip strategies to offer, including Best Beaches, Camping on the Coast, and RV the GC. Complete with details on snorkeling […]

The Tampa Bay area is suited to a rambling family car trip, but how can you prepare to face the open road with a car full of antsy travelers? Laura Reiley has all the tips you need to take the headache out of traveling with kids.

Moon Spotlight guides are affordably-priced, lightweight guides covering smaller geographic regions than the Moon Handbooks or Outdoors guidebooks series. The travel content in Spotlight guides is pulled directly from individual chapters of larger Handbooks or Outdoors titles, with no introductory information (such as When to Go or Planning Your Trip), no indexes, and fewer pages. […]

Rivers, bays, and the Gulf of Mexico provide a smorgasbord of fish and shellfish, which you can sample at fancy emporiums of haute cuisine or scruffy-around-the-edges fish shacks. Here are some top picks for Tampa Bay on either end of the budget spectrum.